What are some themes in the story? How do they relate to the plot and characters? What are some symbols in “A Rose for Emily”? How do they relate to the plot and characters? Do you find the characters likable? Would you want to meet the characters? What is significant about the gray hair at the end of the short story?

A ROSE FOR EMILY QUESTIONS

What is important about the title of the short story, “A Rose for Emily”? What are the multiple meanings for the “rose”?
What are the conflicts in “A Rose for Emily”? What types of conflict do you see in this story?
How does William Faulkner reveal character in “A Rose for Emily”?
What are some themes in the story? How do they relate to the plot and characters?
What are some symbols in “A Rose for Emily”? How do they relate to the plot and characters?
Do you find the characters likable? Would you want to meet the characters?
What is significant about the gray hair at the end of the short story?
What is the central/primary purpose of the story? Is the purpose important or meaningful?
How essential is the setting to the story? Could the story have taken place anywhere else?
What is the role of women in the text? What about single/independent women? What about the role of wife and mother?

What Does The William Faulkner Quote “The Only Thing Worth Writing About Is The Human Heart In Conflict With Itself” Mean?